THEOSISJohn 7:17Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
If any man will do the will of him, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.
εαν τις θελη το θελημα αυτου ποιειν γνωσεται περι της διδαχης ποτερον εκ του θεου εστιν η εγω απ εμαυτου λαλω
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- John 8:31Then Jesus said to those Jews who believed him: If you continue in my word, you shall be my disciples indeed.
- John 8:32And you shall know the truth: and the truth shall make you free.
- Jer 31:33But this shall be the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days, saith the Lord: I will give my law in their bowels, and I will write it in their heart: and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.
- Jer 31:34And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying: Know the Lord: for all shall know me from the least of them even to the greatest, saith the Lord: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
- John 8:43Why do you not know my speech? Because you cannot hear my word.
- John 8:47He that is of God heareth the words of God. Therefore you hear them not, because you are not of God.
- Phil 3:15Let us therefore, as many as are perfect, be thus minded: and if in any thing you be otherwise minded, this also God will reveal to you,
- Phil 3:16Nevertheless, whereunto we are come, that we be of the same mind, let us also continue in the same rule.
The original text
Greek text, 21 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ἐάνeanifG1437 · ἐάν
- τιςtisany oneG5100 · τις
- θέλῃthelēI willG2309 · θέλω
- τὸtotheG3588 · ὁ
- θέλημαthelēmawillG2307 · θέλημα
- αὐτοῦautouheG846 · αὐτός
- ποιεῖνpoieinI doG4160 · ποιέω
- γνώσεταιgnōsetaiI come to knowG1097 · γινώσκω
- περὶperiaboutG4012 · περί
- τῆςtēstheG3588 · ὁ
- διδαχῆςdidachēsteachingG1322 · διδαχή
- πότερονpoteronwhich of twoG4220 · πότερος
- ἐκekfrom outG1537 · ἐκ
- τοῦtoutheG3588 · ὁ
- ΘεοῦtheouGodG2316 · θεός
- ἐστινestinI amG1510 · εἰμί
- ἢēorG2228 · ἤ
- ἐγὼegōIG1473 · ἐγώ
- ἀπ᾽apfromG575 · ἀπό
- ἐμαυτοῦemautouof myselfG1683 · ἐμαυτοῦ
- λαλῶlalōI speakG2980 · λαλέω